Advice please ladies and gentlemen and a serious question.
I was told that the Mk 3 - about which so many awful stories have been told - was also purchased by the Dutch and they have flown the aircraft without issue.
a. Is this true.
b. Is it correct that the only real issue is that we didn't have the software codes and so couldn't prove the aircraft safe.
c. Why could we not buy the aircraft to a US spec in the first place?
Old Duffer
PS Whatever else - Chinook is a great piece of kit!!!